PlainZIP

Sutton, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sutton, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,888. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SUTTON-NE · Sutton, NE 1 ZIPs · 1,888 pop · #7465/25278 · Clay County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $85,862
  • RANK-UPPER #7465/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Clay Center
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,888
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $157,900

Nearest income peer: Clay Center, NE (+ $3,721 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Sutton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sutton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sutton, NE sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 30%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,888
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$85,862
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 68979 (1,888 residents). Household income $85,862 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Nebraska, Carleton is the closest lower-income city and Brady the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sutton.

Population concentration

Sutton's single ZIP 68979 carries the town

Sutton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 68979 is the entire residential footprint (1,888 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Sutton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 87 establishments, 685 employees , annual payroll $37,651k (~46 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68979 (87 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (15) · also Other services (except public administration) · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Sutton, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Clay County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sutton. See the Clay County roll-up →

Sutton sits in the upper half of Clay County on income: Harvard, Glenvil and Edgar report less, while Clay Center, Trumbull and Saronville report more. Inland marks the far end of that range at $45,893, 47% below Sutton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68979 1,888 $85,862 87 6
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Sutton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Sutton, .